The reflective practice journal is not simply a record or critique of 'what happened' each week. It is intended to provide an opportunity to explore your own developing identity as a Psychologist and the relationship between your Unit experiences and that changing sense of a professional self. Whilst this is primarily a personal journal, the content should reflect the professional readings that are shaping your development. It is expected that you would write 200-250 words per week across the term.

In Term 2 there is a greater emphasis on reflections associated with developing expertise as a Psychologist. 

Students are required to submit a case report as described in the 2019 Placement Manual, Submission of Case Reports document in Appendix 7.

Students should use empirically-supported models for case formulation and treatment planning (e.g., CBT or other evidence-based treatment modalities). The report must be accompanied by the cover page template and follow the described format.

The placement/on-site supervisor needs to sign off on the report (as it belongs to the Placement Site and all identifying details need to remain confidential to the Placement Site). The placement supervisor has to take responsibility for the report within the agency. However, as the report is required for assessment of competencies, the student will need to provide a de-identified copy of the report to the CQUniversity clinical supervisor. The CQU clinical supervisor is only signing off on whether the de-identified report meets the required competencies, not taking responsibility for the report itself.

Please refer to the 2019 Placement Manual, Submission of Case Reports document in Appendix 7 for details regarding submission, formatting, content and marking criteria.

1.  Log of Clinical Practice. Students are responsible for recording all hours associated with the placement activities and to ensure that these practice logs are signed by a clinical supervisor. Students are required to keep logs of hours that provide a clear record of face-to-face clinical hours, supervision hours and general practice hours. The means by which this record is maintained is through the Electronic Log. The Electronic Log front sheet needs to be signed by the primary supervisor and provides a detailed record of the nature of clinical work and supervision undertaken during that week. Copies of this Electronic Log must be submitted on completion of each term/placement to the Moodle site and assessed as satisfactory by the Unit Coordinator, with a copy saved to the student folder where these will be retained by the university for a period of 10 years in accordance with APAC requirements.

2. Inter-Professional Education.  In Week 5 (Tuesday 13 August 2019, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AEST) students will participate in IPE-1 session with clinical psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy students.  Following IPE-1 students will submit their IPE group's ISBAR and provisional 7P formulation. IPE-1 documents to be uploaded to Moodle by Tuesday 27 August 2019, 11:00 am AEST.

In Week 6 (Tuesday 27 August 2019, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AEST)  students will participate in IPE-2 session with clinical psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy students.  Following IPE-2 students will submit their IPE group's final ISBAR and intervention plan.  IPE- 2 documents to be uploaded to Moodle by Tuesday 3 September 2019, 11:00 am AEST.

3. In-Class Case Presentation.  Each student will present a current case study, from their client work on placement at the Psychology Wellness Centre, during class time. The case formulation will include a formulation and intervention plan, and provide opportunity for group discussion and feedback.  The week prior to their presentation, the student will upload a link to a relevant peer-reviewed article for other students to read prior to the presentation.  The student will upload a copy of the case presentation (i.e. power point or written document outlining the formulation and intervention plan) to Moodle prior to class on the day of their presentation. The presentation must contain at least three references relevant to the case presentation. One reference must be a peer-reviewed article. Other references can include professional articles or book chapters.   

Log of clinical practice must meet criteria as defined by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) using the Excel Spreadsheet as per Appendix 2 of the 2019 Placement Manual.

Students must attain the hours required for face-to-face client work, individual and group supervision and general placement as specified in Section 7: Hours of Training in the 2019 Placement Manual.

The Mid- and End-of-Placement Reviews must be attended by the student, their clinical supervisor and the Placement Coordinator or a University representative. The student will have input into the discussion regarding competencies, however, the clinical supervisor and University representative need to agree on one competency rating level for each assessed domain. When all signatures are obtained the student will scan and upload the document to their student folder (on the Wellness Centre Drive) and submit to Moodle.

Students must obtain a score of 2 or higher on all competencies by the End-of-Placement Review to progress to Clinic Team III / External Placements. Competencies are outlined in Appendix 3 of the 2019 Placement Manual.